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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Shooks (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shooks. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Shooks is located in Beltrami County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beltrami County: Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington & Roseau.

Below are the counties that are near Shooks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shooks:

  • Beltrami County     (The home county of Shooks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shooks, with the one closest to Shooks listed first.
    • Kelliher
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Funkley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkley
      • Funkley is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
    • Langor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langor
      • Langor is located in Beltrami County
    • Blackduck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quiring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiring
      • Quiring is located in Beltrami County
    • Saum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saum
      • Saum is located in Beltrami County
    • Shotley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotley
      • Shotley is located in Beltrami County
    • Hines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tenstrike
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Waskish
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Nebish
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebish
      • Nebish is located in Beltrami County
    • Redby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redby
      • Redby is located in Beltrami County
    • Ponemah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
      • Ponemah is located in Beltrami County
  • Itasca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shooks, with the one closest to Shooks listed first.
    • Dora Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Lake
      • Dora Lake is located in Itasca County
    • Squaw Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squaw Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Lake
      • Squaw Lake is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Squaw Lake <1>
    • Max
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Max have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
      • Max is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <1>
    • Wirt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wirt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirt
      • Wirt is located in Itasca County
    • Spring Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <1>
  • Koochiching County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shooks, with the one closest to Shooks listed first.
    • Northome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northome
      • Northome is located in Koochiching County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northome <1>
    • Mizpah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mizpah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
      • Mizpah is located in Koochiching County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Gemmell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gemmell
      • Gemmell is located in Koochiching County
    • Margie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
      • Margie is located in Koochiching County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shooks, see our County-by-County Page for Shooks.

Newspapers Published in Shooks ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shooks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shooks, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shooks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shooks:

Cemeteries Near Shooks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shooks.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shooks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shooks, with the one closest to Shooks listed first.

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oakum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakum Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Cormant Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cormant Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cormant Twp. Cemetery
  • Langor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langor Cemetery
  • Moose Park Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moose Park Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moose Park Twp. Cemetery
  • Bergville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bergville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergville Cemetery
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mizpah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizpah Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Summit Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Capernaum Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capernaum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capernaum Cemetery
  • Continue List   (32 more) ...
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Foy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foy Cemetery
    • Tolgen Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Shooks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shooks.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shooks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shooks.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shooks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Beltrami County: www.co.beltrami.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shooks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shooks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8743, Longitude: -94.4389    
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shooks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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